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Book Review: “Lady of Lincoln” by Rachel Elwiss Joyce "a well-written novel about one of the most important women in 12th century England." adventuresofatudornerd.com/2026/03/07/b... @rachelelwjoyce.bsky.social @hmalagisi.bsky.social #Medieval #HistoricalFiction #BookReview

When grandchildren visited in summer, I read to them Peter Rabbit. At first they found it hard to get to grips with the antiquated language, but soon they got the rhythm and rhyme of it, and loved it. Because language isn't just a sum total of words and stories transcend time.
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Cover Story by R.N. Morris This isn’t the pensive and masculine R.N. Morris as we know him, and yet it is inimitably he in all his psychologically twisted complexity. Cover Story is a contemporary spy thriller with an ingeni…

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#mustread
Cover Story
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The Expansion Project
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Diamond Boulevard
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Circe by Madeline Miller In her second foray into Ancient Greece, Madeline Miller brings to life Circe: the enchantress from The Odyssey who turned Odysseus’s men into pigs. She was an immortal descendant of ancient titans…

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#mustread
Circe
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Served Cold
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The Misheard World
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The Cameo Keeper
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Jennifer Buckley. Periodicals, Fiction and the Novel, 1700–1760: Ecologies of Print Jennifer Buckley’s exciting monograph seeks to develop a study of the eighteenth-century periodical, particularly what she defines as the ‘essay-periodical

New Publication Alert

Amy Wilcockson, Jennifer Buckley. Periodicals, Fiction and the Novel, 1700–1760: Ecologies of Print, The Review of English Studies, 2026;, hgag003, doi.org/10.1093/res/...

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Essie Fox: Catherine Today I’m joining the blog tour for Catherine. My review is written with thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me on the tour and to Orenda Books for my copy of the book. Blurb: With a nature as …

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#TopTenTuesday | 3rd March 2026: Ten Dark Historical Fiction Novels #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles Hello and a very warm welcome to damppebbles. It’s Tuesday which means it’s time for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday post. I’ve decided to take part in That Artsy Reader Girl&#8…

#TopTenTuesday | 3rd March 2026: Ten Dark Historical Fiction Novels #Top10Tuesday #bookblogger #bookish #amreading #TTT #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2026/03/03/t... bia @damppebbles.bsky.social

Two young men caught in the horror of WW2: too young not to cry - old enough to take lives, and to sacrifice their own.
A young woman thirty years later uncovering the truth.

99p / 99c for a limited time.

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The terror of N@zi occupation, the spirit of Resistance, the cost of Liberation and the unwavering will to live.
Buried in the Past is a story of survival in body and spirit, inspired by true events.
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Circe by Madeline Miller In her second foray into Ancient Greece, Madeline Miller brings to life Circe: the enchantress from The Odyssey who turned Odysseus’s men into pigs. She was an immortal descendant of ancient titans…

Beautiful, inside and out - my thoughts of Circe by Madeline Miller
#bookrecommendation #Circe #AncientGreece #mythology

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I love this particularly because it highlights Joe Wilson’s amazing cover art.

#Greens

My weekend's folly
The Bishop's Palace, Wells/ Wells Cathedral

Inspired by the real events of Cold War–era Ping-Pong Diplomacy, the novel explores how political tensions ripple through generations, shaping identity, loyalty, and belonging.

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Lizanne lost in a good book reviews The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton lizannelloyd.wordpress.com/2026/02/21/t... @lizanne.bsky.social #BookReview #Timeslip #BookiReview

Is Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival Looking For You?? #harrogate #theakstonscrime The wonderful people at the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival are looking for a new voice in criming writing – is that you??

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The Write Stuff Featuring Paranormal Thriller and Horror Author Terry Kerr Interviews with Amazing Authors!

This week we are chatting with Paranormal Thriller and Horror Author Terry Kerr about how he got started as an author, his best research trip, his excellent advice for budding authors and why shortbread biscuits can win any fight!

#booksky #authors #interview 📚💙📚💙📚
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The Tudor Notebook Book Review - The History of Scottish Witches: The Devil’s Handmaidens by Mary W Craig. "Very well researched and well referenced." amymcelroy.substack.com/p/book-revie... #BookReview

A Murder Of Crows by Bev Harris #blogtour #bookreview #amurderofcrows Happy Friday! Today I’m joining the blog tour for Bev Harris’s A Murder Of Crows.

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My Book Reviews for February 2026 (Part Two) — Rachel Sargeant My Book Reviews for February 2026 (Part Two) comprise two psychological thrillers, a Great War memoir, a timeslip mystery, comedy cosy crime, literary suspense and literary horror.

My latest book reviews comprise a Great War memoir, a timeslip mystery, comedy cosy crime, literary suspense, literary horror & psychological thrillers by @lindahuberauthor.bsky.social & @louisemangos.bsky.social. www.rachelsargeant.co.uk/blog/my-book... #amreading #BookSky

A Trip to the Moon by John Yorke A Trip to the Moon is a thrilling read, although it isn’t a thriller. But it does thrill – with observations, commentary and forays into how storytelling shapes the world. It is a philosophical tre…

Illuminating and intellectually thrilling: my thoughts on John Yorke's Trip to the Moon
#bookrecommendations #nonfiction #writing #storytelling
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Is it available on Netgalley?

This first of my most anticipated books of 2026 written by a Filipino author has arrived 😍

The Elsewhere Express by Samantha Sotto Yambao

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Mrs Cow next door has had a baby.
She's been mooing her delight ever since.

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Late medieval Cracow: there is kindness amongst the poor, honour among thieves and no love lost among kings.

"An exciting and very readable book" Historical Novel Society

#histfic #CrimeFiction

Children of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky This book requires time and a considerable intellectual investment, but by golly the dividends it pays out in the end will surpass your wildest expectations. It is a symphonic tribute to man’s inge…

Symphonic, horrifyingly immersive and impossibly probable. Insane stuff, but strangely sobering. My review of Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Strife.
Out on 26th February.
#scifi #bookrecommendations #spaceopera
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I declare it finished. This is Mine Chiba ⛸️

#art #figureskatingart #figureskating #pastelart #blackandwhitedrawing

Thank you @phantomkabocha.bsky.social for the marvellous photos I take as reference for my drawings

YouTube, sadly.

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